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Cilantro Rice

I grew up in a typical South Indian household where rice was a staple diet, but that changed when I got married! Now it’s a right balance of rice and roti for both meals 🙂

But the only way my family devours rice is if I present it as a one pot flavored rice meal! So I have attained a skill to make varieties of flavored rice to incorporate all the veggies in a one pot meal 🙂

Today’s recipe is something I resort to when I am short of Veggies, happens when I am unable to make that ‘grocery store’ trip 😛

Presenting to you – Cilantro Rice 🙂

Preparation time: 10 minutes

Cooking time: 15 minutes

Serves : 3 people

INGREDIENTS:

Uncooked rice – 1.5 cups

To Grind:

Cilantro – 1/2 bunch

Green Chilies – 3 to 4

Ginger – 1/2 inch

Garlic – 1 clove

Sugar – 1/2 tsp (to retain color)

Salt – for taste

Tamarind Paste – 1 tbsp

Ingredients

For tempering:

Oil – 1 tbsp

Mustard seeds – 1 tsp

Urad Dal – 1/2 tsp

Fennel Seeds – 1 tsp

Cumin Seeds – 1 tsp

Asafoetida – 1/2 tsp

Peanuts – 1/2 cup

For Garnishing:

Onions – caramelized using Ghee

Coriander leaves – chopped finely

METHOD:

Grind everything mentioned under the ‘To Grind’ section into a fine paste.

Ground Paste

In a pressure cooker pan or instant pot or electric rice cooker, heat oil and add the ingredients (except peanuts) mentioned under the ‘tempering’ section.Saute till the mustard splutters.

Sauté till mustard seeds splutter

Now add the peanuts and roast them well.

Add peanuts

Next add the ground paste, saute till the raw smell in gone.

Add ground paste

Now add the washed uncooked rice and water. Mix well and check for salt.

Now prepare the caramelized onions for garnishing – sauté the onions in a teaspoon of ghee until brown.

Add the caramelized onions and chopped coriander leaves to the rice before serving.

Coriander rice is ready to be served. Serve hot with some raita and papad.

Note:

**Instapot users – use the sauté mode in normal adjustment for all the sautéing and then pressure cook on manual for 5 mins NPR. Rice to water ratio for instapot – 1:1 since there will be some water used while grinding the coriander paste.

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Food-Filment

A decade ago when I first started cooking, little did I imagine that cooking would one day become my creative outlet. The flavors, the colours, the taste, the distinct smell- cooking is like painting on a white canvas.
We have a million variety of food today because of the love for cooking and the zest to create something new. Cooking amuses and amazes me ☺
It’s amazing how a minuscule ingredient can give a plate full of flavor.
It’s amazing how a tinge of salt can make a mountain of a difference.
It’s amazing how a li’l chilli has a bag of flavors
It’s amazing how a spoonful of sugar can make us happy
I cook for the love of food and for the love of feeding people! It gives me food-filment ☺
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